SOC 7070 - Seminar in Population and Health

A core seminar in the population and health concentration, this course introduces students to demography as a field of study and the demographic perspective as a lens for examining societies and social change. Throughout the course, students will examine theories and empirical research that address mortality, fertility, family formation and migration behaviors, trends and differentials. Attention will also be focused on the societal impacts of population structure, composition, and change, as manifested in such issues as population aging, urbanization, and the intersection of population and the environment. Illustrations will be drawn from the United States and a variety of other countries, from developed and less developed regions, and from historical and contemporary contexts. The relevance of demographic behavior and population trends for public policy will be considered throughout the course.